With Kaede's strength, if she chose to launch a sneak attack, who could possibly dodge it?
However, this time, Kaede did not want to launch a sneak attack. Her mood was at its absolute worst, yet she became silent, and her eyes, devoid of any emotion, reflected this state.
"So heavy..." Every time Akame blocked Kaede's blade, she could feel her hands trembling, as if the sword would be knocked out of her grip the next moment.
Leone also understood what it meant to be strong. Even though she and Akame were working together, and Murasame posed such a great threat, they still couldn't do anything to her. Instead, she and Akame couldn't even execute their coordination.
Murasame didn't even have a chance to get close to Kaede, let alone touch her.
And because Leone had lost an arm, her combat capability had already dropped by a level or two.
Akame felt as if she were completely locked in, unable to escape. It felt as if the next strike would decide the outcome. Akame focused her mind, wanting to block Kaede's next attack.
However, the attack she imagined did not come; in fact, Kaede did not launch an attack at her at all.
"Leone!" Akame's eyes widened as she shouted.
"Eh?" Leone indicated she hadn't sensed any threat, but she trusted Akame's words implicitly.
The next moment, a flash of the blade swept past, accompanied by a spray of blood.
"You blocked the lethal blow with your own arm, did you?" Kaede looked at Leone, whose arms had both been severed, her eyes devoid of any emotion. "I want to see if you can recover after I cut off your neck!"
As she spoke, Kaede's movements did not pause in the slightest.
"Bang!"
However, Kaede's strike did not hit Leone, because Akame had reacted and rushed over to block the sword.
Under normal circumstances, Kaede might have praised her, saying, 'As expected of Akame, your reactions are fast.'
But now, Akame's rushed arrival meant her movement was unstable. Kaede did not hesitate; the moment her blade touched Akame's, she reacted.
A whip kick sent Akame flying, and then Kaede charged at Leone once more, cold glints flashing in her eyes. This time, there was no one to stand in front of her!
Leone's pupils constricted, but she was unable to put up any effective resistance. Even with her enhanced body, she couldn't compare to a weapon. At this moment, Leone instead revealed a faint smile. Was this the end...
"No!!!" Akame, still in mid-air, saw this scene out of the corner of her eye. Her entire body tensed again, she rotated, and slammed her feet into the ground. The immense force dug a crater into the earth, forcibly halting her backward momentum, and she charged over once more.
"Bang!"
Leone, who had already prepared for death, widened her eyes at this moment, looking at the seemingly frail figure before her. "Akame?!"
"..." Kaede's pupils also constricted, looking at Akame, who stood before her, coughing up blood and panting heavily. Why go to such lengths?
"Do you really think you can stop me..." Her voice seemed to lack any fluctuation, but Kaede gave up on attacking Leone and instead focused her attacks on Akame.
"Bang! Bang! Clang!"
This was the sound of two swords colliding; the dazzling sword flashes made one's scalp tingle.
"Tsk!" Leone did not hesitate this time and retreated immediately. Even if she stayed here, she couldn't help; she would only drag Akame down.
Kaede watched Akame, who kept gritting her teeth and enduring her sword strikes. Her eyes flashed, and she murmured to herself...
"It's over..."
The next moment, Kaede's body exerted force suddenly. Akame, who was already struggling to parry due to the immense power and superior sword technique, could no longer hold onto her sword.
Murasame flew out of her hand and to the side.
"Akame!!" Leone and the approaching Najenda saw this scene, their eyes splitting with rage.
"Bang!!!"
The next moment, a figure was sent flying like a cannonball, slamming heavily into the nearby cliff face, creating a hole in the cliff, and then falling down. The owner of that body seemed to want to get up, but could not, collapsing onto the ground.
The hair in front of her forehead obscured Kaede's eyes at this moment, and her sword had already been returned to its scabbard.
At this moment, Kaede grabbed the hair in front of her forehead, pressing her palm against her forehead.
"Pfft, hahahahaha!!"
Kaede began to laugh, laughing like a madwoman, a clear tear tracing down from the corner of her eye at some point.
In the end, she still couldn't bring herself to do it. If that strike had been with the sword in her right hand, it would have been over, but in the end, she had only used the scabbard in her left hand...
As expected, she couldn't bring herself to do it!
What, what was she supposed to do? Who could tell her!
"Sister..." Akame lay on the ground. At this moment, she seemed unable to feel her body; her consciousness was filled with intense pain. But at this moment, Akame's closing eyes seemed to see Kaede's mad laughter and that tear. After murmuring a word, her eyes closed completely, and she lost consciousness.
"Sister..." Kurome's eyes were also filled with tears at this moment. She didn't want to care about the danger above and wanted to rush toward Kaede, but she was held back by Boros beside her.
"Sister!"
"Ame no Murakumo no Tsurugi!" At this moment, Susanoo had also found the weakness of this Super Danger Beast, and with a major attack, struck directly at its weak point, instantly defeating Desta-gool.
"Susanoo!" Najenda shouted at this moment. The opportunity must not be missed!
"Understood." Susanoo also understood the situation on the battlefield, his eyes fixed on that figure who was still laughing.
"Yasakani no Magatama!"
The magatama on Susanoo's body was flashing. The next moment, Susanoo's body rushed toward one person on the field like a streak of light—Kaede!
Because her state was too obvious. If they could defeat one of the empires strongest here, then everything would be worth it!
"Sister!"
Kurome only had time to call out once, but that streak of light was too fast, slamming directly into Kaede.
"Boom!" Kaede's body was sent flying, slamming into the cliff face. This impact seemed to shake the very cliff, and the next moment it collapsed, burying Kaede's figure completely.
There was absolutely no defense; this move hit dead on!
"That should settle it!" Susanoo stood there, letting out a sigh of relief. Even the empires strongest couldn't take a hit like that, right?
However, before they could even rejoice, the expressions on their faces froze the next moment.
"Not enough."
This was Kaede's voice.
Kaede was seen crawling out of a pile of rubble. Her clothes were tattered, and her body was covered in wounds and blood.
"This kind of pain... it's not enough..." Kaede murmured. She could feel that her bones must have cracked, but, this pain was still not enough!
If it could really knock her unconscious with pain, or kill her outright and let her sleep forever, that might be a good choice.
But it was not enough at all. The pain coming from her body could not be transmitted to her mind, as if an ant were unable to attract the attention of an elephant!
"How is this possible?" Susanoo also widened his eyes. Was this still a human body?
Kaede stumbled out, then raised her head. Her scarlet eyes locked onto Susanoo in that moment.
Instantly, an icy chill spread!
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